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I was messing around with some standing broad jumps tonight after Muay Thai. Hit 7' 7.5". Not sure if that is good or not. Any clue? I haven't done these for measurement since HS PE class. I think I need to find some videos on technique. It felt like I could get more distance if I can a better knee lift - more compression of knees to chest.

I've located the Bulgarian classifications that Marty mentionerd,they are contained in the "Olympic Lifting Training Manual" compiled by Carl Miller in the mid 1970's.A comprehensive table lists percentile 'scores' in increments of 5%,from 5% up to 95%,for younsters aged from ten up to nineteen years old.I have listed just a few of these below for your perusal:

CJ, that table reminds me of how a very, very good adult male 400m time is 65 sec., max effort, but that's only an ok female HS time. I was thinking yesterday that my 13 year old is probably faster than 95% of adult males, but he's nowhere near as strong as they are. It's like humans go from faster and "springier" to bigger and stronger. Not sure why I find that interesting, but maybe that's why so many of us gravitate toward trying to get stronger as we get older.

I think I'd be pretty happy at 75-85% of 14 year olds in the broad jump, LOL.

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